1991 NHL Draft
Jevgeni Namestnikov in the 1991 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jevgeni Namestnikov 117th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 6.
He was the seventh of the 22 Russians selected that year. It was the fifth of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 43 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 7
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 1991 draft
- 114Rob ValicevicR193 GP · 48 PNYINew York Islanders
- 115Jeff SebastianDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 116Clayton NorrisRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 117Jevgeni NamestnikovD43 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 118Mark LawrenceR142 GP · 44 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 119Mike HardingRHFDHartford Whalers
- 120Alexander KuzminskyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
7th
of 22 Russians selected
33rd
of 89 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 15Alex KovalevR1316 GP · 1029 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Dmitri FilimonovD30 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 102Alexei KudashovC25 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 117Jevgeni NamestnikovD43 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 120Alexander KuzminskyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 122Dmitry YushkevichD786 GP · 225 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 127Oleg PetrovR382 GP · 187 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jevgeni Namestnikov made his NHL debut on December 15, 1993, 2 years and 176 days after the draft.
43
Games
0
Goals
9
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1991 draft
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 29Jassen CullimoreD812 GP · 111 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Sean ProngerC260 GP · 59 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 95Dan KesaR139 GP · 30 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 117Jevgeni NamestnikovD43 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 139Brent ThurstonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 161Eric JohnsonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 183David NeilsonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 205Brad BartonDVANVancouver Canucks
- 227Jason FitzsimmonsGVANVancouver Canucks
- 249Xavier MajicCVANVancouver Canucks